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The game was shown playable the next day.

The game was revealed by Nintendo to the public at the pre- E3 conference on May 12, 1999. The Desert Track was fractally generated for an endless desert, but despite the random building of its dunes, it also keeps the current configuration in the game's memory, allowing the player to return to the same spot that they once left. Besides the standard tracks, several mini games were also added as unlockable content. Using the N64's Rumble Pak allowed the player to feel these game experiences, as well as such things as making a hard landing. While other parts of the tracks were littered with bumps, log bridges and streams to run through. To recreate the riders' movements and tricks the developers used a technique called ' inverse kinematics' to create a life like feel. While in development some of the main features they concentrated on were the game's sense of speed, the jumps and the ability to perform tricks, similar to the original game, as well as taking inspiration from the earlier released Wave Race 64. From there they could enter passwords that unlocked additional features, such as Invisible riders, Big heads, Debug mode, Midnight mode and even unlocking a picture of the programmers in the game's credits. As bonus features to the game, cheat modes were introduced, requiring the player to press buttons in a certain order to unlock a hidden 'Cheats Menu'. There are also several other mini games such as a Stunt Course, Hill Climb, a Soccer game with a giant human sized soccer ball, and an 'infinite, randomly generated' Desert Track where the player needs to put out ten campfires by driving over them, which Nintendo Power called 'one of the coolest concepts ever'. Also featured is an emulated version of the original Excitebike and a 3D remake of it with the same obstacles called Excite 3D.

The announcer, Limua, shouts out the tricks and crashes throughout the race. A major feature is the track editor, where players can create their own fully functional track and save it into the game.

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There are a variety of exhibitions and time trial modes that lets players do more activities other than the main game.

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There is a tutorial that teaches players how to play through the 17 different tracks. Completing races unlocks more tracks and features. The main game features a 20-track season mode. Besides the tracks main course many of the levels have hidden shortcuts, that require the player to slow down and change direction, or use a speed boost for jumping over chasms, from hill to hill, over other vehicles and buildings, choosing to follow the original game in its 'extreme' jumps and physics. The player can also tilt the bike to the side while in the air, to adjust the angle at which they hit the turns, and can sideswipe their opponents. As in the original, holding down gives the player more air on jumps, while holding up aims the front wheel forward to enable landing on slopes. They can use the gamepad to accelerate, brake, slide and use turbo boost. Players control the bike by using either the control stick or D-pad. Players can choose from one of six riders, each with their own pre-set handling attributes. Top: Canyon Chasm track with stunt, Excite 3D, Editor original Excitebikeīottom: Soccer, Desert Track, Track Editor